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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.

FRIEDRICH soHTTE, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

VEG-ETABLE-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 26,711, dated January 3, 1860,` l pp To all 'whom t may concern: y

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH SCHTTE,

of the city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Apparatus for CuttingVegetables, &c.; and "I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had `to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention consists of a box or hopper having an inclined plane, andbein arranged and rendered adjustable ona rame in respect to a revolvingcutting wheel in the manner described hereafter so that the slices cutfrom the vegetable &c. by the said wheel may be varied in thickness atpleasure.

In order to enable others to make and use my invention I will nowproceed to `describe its construction and operation.

On reference to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of thisspecification, Figure l, is a sectional elevation of my improvedapparatus for cutting vegetables &c. and Fig. 2, `a ground plan.

A, is the frame of the machine supporting suitable boxes a and a inwhich turns the shaft B. To the latter is secured `a pulley D, the rimof which is cut away at four points situated at equal distances fromeach other. Near each opening of the rim and to the inside of the latteris secured a knife e by meansof a screw F which passes through the rim,through an oblong slot in the knife, and screws into the washer lapsothat by turning the screw the knife may be loosened from its positionand withdrawn in order to be sharpened, readjusted to its properposition and there secured, at pleasure.

On the top of theframe A and in front of the cutting pulley D issituated a box C,

open in front in order to allow the pulley liberty to revolve freelywithin it, and also open at the top for the admission of vegetables andother articles to operatedupon by the knives.

i The box C, fits in guides ai and d', secured to the top ofthe frame A,and in a proj`ec` tion i, secured to the under side `of the box,

lits a screw j, the end of which is so secured to a cross bar m of theframe thatit can turn freely therein, buthavenolongitudinal or `verticalmovement...` L U i i i i To the inside of the boxxs secured `an in-` l`clined plane n, the upper endof which rests against the end of theibox,the `lower lend@ terminating at or near theflevel of theitop of theframe A. ,Q3

The vegetables or` other articles bein placed within `the box, arotarymotioni y ,y imparted to the pulley `l),byyturningftheI handle E,on the shaft B,or by a strappass ing around a suitable pulley` securedItothe same shaft. As eachfknife ingsuccession` p y y passes through thebox, a portionofthe subl-` I stance in the latter` will `lbe sliced`offthe ,2 slice passing throughthe openinginthe and finally fallinginto any suitablereoep tacle placed under the frame. 1 1 i if Theinclined plane n `by itspeculiarposi:` `70 tion renders the apparatusselffeedingfthe knives having a tendency `to ldrag .the` poi-p1` i tionsof the vegetables downto a given poin y before the slice is cutoff,hencethe thiolniessfi )f of the slice dependsguponi the position` to1175 1 which the box C is adjusted 3in1 respect to the cutting pulley.Byturning the screw U the box may be so Inovedthat the lower end 1f ofits inclined plane n, `may3 be brought nearer to or 4removed fartherfromthe track `,30 of the knives, at pleasure. IVVhenatheplane i. 1 "Iis nearest tothe pulley the sliceswillbe thin- 1. y nest, the slicesincreasing in size asthe plane i is moved back frornthe pulley; as long`as f the box remains in one positionhoweventhe slices will be all ofonethickness.` i j I, Without claiming `the separateuse of the" .yrevolving cutting wheel, Iclaimyasmyin vention and desire` to secure byy Letter` Patent- The box or hopper `C,`having aninclined l` plane u andbeingarrangedandgrenderedffi` adjustableon the frame A`,in respect tothey cutting wheel C, as andfor the purpose@` herein set forth. i .I y95 1 In testimony whereof, Ihavefsigned `my ,1 name to thisspecicatiori:inpthefpresence` of two subscribing.witnesses..`FRIEDRICKJSCHUTTE. f Witnesses: I iff] HENRY HowsoN, 1 y CHARLES D.FREEMAN, i

